Cesarean

[ si-zair-ee-uhn ]

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. Also called Cesarean section,. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.

adjective

1. of or relating to a Cesarean.
2. Caesarean ( def 1 ).

Cesarean

/ sɪˈzɛərɪən /

adjective

1. variant spellings of Caesarean

Other Word Forms

• post-Ce·sar·e·an adjective

Example Sentences

During delivery, healthcare providers said Hailey would have to have a cesarean section.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the article in Time, all three wolves were born by planned cesarean section to minimise the risk of complications.

From BBC

The protests were led by 4Kira4Moms, a group founded by Charles Johnson, whose wife Kira Dixon Johnson died of hemorrhaging at Cedars-Sinai after a cesarean section nearly nine years ago.

From Los Angeles Times

The federal review was launched more than two and a half years ago, following a public outcry and lawsuits over the death of Kira Dixon Johnson, a Black woman who hemorrhaged and died after undergoing a cesarean section at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

She had also nearly died during Abel’s emergency cesarean birth, and developed a serious infection after it.

From Los Angeles Times